Was Beethoven deaf? Did no one listen to his music? Was he born into a poor family and not educated ... A talented and famous composer, Beethoven was popular among ladies from high society. He often ...

On Thursday, 22 December 1808 Beethoven participated in a benefit concert of his music at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. It was the most ambitious concert he ever organised, ridiculously so ...

Beethoven‘s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (aka ‘Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2’) is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for the piano. But how did it acquire its famous ...

‘Beethoven The New Complete Edition’, the most complete Beethoven anthology ever produced, includes over 175 hours of music on 123 discs. To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth ...

On Thursday evening, the BSO and music director Andris Nelsons launched the central series of concerts of the Beethoven and ...

When Beethoven first presented himself to Viennese society, he had to make a name for himself. He did this by playing some of his own compositions and, most importantly, by improvising on themes ...

Beethoven struggled to come to terms with his hearing loss. His disability brought about depression, but this frustration moved him to write more emotional pieces of music.

War with France put a damper on social and artistic life in Vienna in the summer of 1806, but winter brought a revival and the first large-scale orchestral concert was given by the violinist Franz ...

This is the anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Beethoven is renowned as a great composer. Many people across the world know his name, that he wrote his best music after he became ...